Wren Baker - Sell-out for money

[oceantide83]

You don't deserve to walk on WV soil. You RR haters act like you lost your wife when Rich Rod left. Grow up and get a grip. It's football. He's a coach. Get over yourself and accept the reality that you don't have a clue what you are talking about when it comes to football coaches. You lied to everyone on this board anyway. Your Insider info was bogus.

Who said I hated the Product? He didn't offend me personally.

 

[WVUBRU]

I firmly believe one person was offered the job. And he accepted. Even though I will never forgive RR, I'm accepting reality. If you are a fan, I hope you also will in time. And I believe Wren did a great job regardless RR wasn't in my top 100 candidates.

 

[WVUALLEN]

While that might be true, it is a blessing. Beilein also wasn’t Pastilong first choice and that turned out for the best. Personally, I thought Kotelnicki was unqualified for the job considering he was never a HC at any level. Notice we were the only P4 school interested in him? Hartline was a co offensive coordinator at Ohio State. Did he turn it down? Was he even offered? Becht was interviewed. Was he offered? Out of those 3, it’s clear Rod was more qualified. The only other candidate besides Rod and Jimbo I’ve heard that I thought was a good choice wouldve been Jeff Monken at Army.

Personally I think he offered Rod and told him think on it before accepting. Work out details you want and we will discuss.

He interviewed a few others while waiting on answers.

I believe he did offer AK but he turned him down because he didn't want to leave before playoffs.

I don't think Hartline was ever offered but pulling him from Ohio would have been tough.

Monken was not offered nor did he want to leave before Army vs Navy game.

Truth be known they probably had Rod and several others in mind since WVU lost to Baylor.

Wren did not go through this without series thought.

 

[spartansstink]

I'm mostly interested in what the details of his contract are. That will tell us a lot.

If there wasn't enough money to hire someone like Bill B (UNC) and Rod would work for the lower pay then what Wren did was acceptable - Rod was the best hire for the price (remember, we're paying two head coaches salaries - one to leave and one to stay).

However, if we could have attempted to go after him based on what UNC pays him, but never even looked that way, reached out, etc. to him or someone like him, and just settled on Rod, then yes, I think we fans have a right to be angry.

Not necessarily the Rod is back (though that is bad enough in some eyes) but that WVU didn't have the gumption to look bigger, be bolder, and be rejected by the best first.

 

[deedoubleyou]

Wren hired the best man for the job and he knows it. That's why he's the AD and everyone else is posting speculation on a message board. Wren got his guy.

 

[deedoubleyou]

When did I ever say anything about wanting Brown back? You're an idiot of the highest order. You told us that Wvu basketball would fall of the face of the earth after we got rid of a coach who should have been sent packing years ago. Baker only hired RR because his top targets passed on the job. Anyone with half a brain can figure that out. If Rich doesn't bring us back to the glory days, you will be one of the first to jump off the band wagon. That's the type of person you are.

I never said you wanted Brown back. I said you should follow him because of your weak losery mindset about WVU isn't worthy of being called a fan. You're just making up bullshit lies because that's all you can do. You're mad because I was right about Neal 3 years ago. It's not about jumping off the bandwagon. It's about wanting to win and knowing wtf you're talking about, which you don't. Where is Brown again? Oh yeah he got fired becsuse hes a bad coach. Everything i said 3 years ago was true. Go figure. Whatever gibberish about the basketball team is more of your gaslighting bullshit. Get a life dude.

 

[MountaineerWV]

I'm mostly interested in what the details of his contract are. That will tell us a lot.

If there wasn't enough money to hire someone like Bill B (UNC) and Rod would work for the lower pay then what Wren did was acceptable - Rod was the best hire for the price (remember, we're paying two head coaches salaries - one to leave and one to stay).

However, if we could have attempted to go after him based on what UNC pays him, but never even looked that way, reached out, etc. to him or someone like him, and just settled on Rod, then yes, I think we fans have a right to be angry.

Not necessarily the Rod is back (though that is bad enough in some eyes) but that WVU didn't have the gumption to look bigger, be bolder, and be rejected by the best first.

If you think that WVU will EVER pay a coach $10 million per year, you are crazy (that is what Belechick got at UNC).

 

[hunterspot1]

I thought Wren was different. Nope. It's all about the money. Wren's character has been damaged. He said he would hire a man of "integrity". Well, that just went out the window. RR is not a man of integrity. What a sell out. Fire Wren!

LOL! It has always been and always will be about the money. Morals are overrated. Just look who is running the country, and yes I voted for him, but it is what it is.